IT Technician Contract Job Trends
IT Technician
UK
The median IT Technician daily rate in the UK is £178, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 489 | 458 | 447 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | -11 | +49 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician | 206 | 110 | 113 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.37% | 0.33% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.36% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 78 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £123 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £126 | £126 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £178 | £133 | £150 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.96% | -11.67% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £200 | £169 | £188 |
| 90th Percentile | £475 | £190 | £238 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £175 | £133 | £150 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.08% | -11.67% | -16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 117 | 26 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.28 | £13.34 | £12.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.50 | £13.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.53 | £16.03 | £16.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.60% | -0.99% | -3.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.18 | £18.87 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.77 | £24.43 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.72 | £16.00 | £15.65 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.75% | +2.27% | -6.60% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,792 | 30,277 | 34,849 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.89% | 90.93% | 93.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,802 | 19,116 | 21,016 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £737 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £492 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.36% | -1.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,200 | 1,670 | 1,418 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £41.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.25% | -39.05% | -8.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.83 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £24.62 | £41.53 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.77% | -40.72% | -6.67% |
IT Technician Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
IT Technician Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the UK.
IT Technician Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
IT Technician Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the UK.
IT Technician Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
IT Technician Top 17 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -49 | 185 | £175 | +32.08% | 176 |
| UK excluding London | -35 | 182 | £175 | +32.08% | 164 |
| North of England | -67 | 48 | £158 | +8.62% | 30 |
| Midlands | -27 | 34 | £165 | +29.41% | 29 |
| South East | -49 | 33 | £183 | +37.74% | 48 |
| South West | -14 | 32 | £239 | +87.25% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -13 | 30 | £190 | +31.03% | 16 |
| London | -81 | 19 | £175 | +9.38% | 21 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 18 | - | - | 13 |
| East of England | -10 | 17 | - | - | 24 |
| West Midlands | -31 | 16 | £165 | -5.71% | 16 |
| North West | -57 | 16 | £140 | +5.66% | 10 |
| Work from Home | -62 | 13 | £450 | +162.39% | 19 |
| Scotland | -13 | 11 | £150 | +11.94% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | -39 | 3 | £200 | - | 5 |
| Wales | -12 | 2 | £200 | +13.31% | 5 |
IT Technician Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, IT Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring IT Technician in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 24.3% | 50 |
| 2 | Windows | 21.4% | 44 |
| 3 | Problem-Solving | 18.4% | 38 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 18.0% | 37 |
| 5 | SC Cleared | 17.5% | 36 |
| 6 | Microsoft 365 | 16.5% | 34 |
| 7 | Customer Service | 15.5% | 32 |
| 8 | Wi-Fi | 12.1% | 25 |
| 9 | Asset Management | 8.3% | 17 |
| 9 | Windows 10 | 8.3% | 17 |
| 11 | Active Directory | 7.3% | 15 |
| 11 | Continuous Improvement | 7.3% | 15 |
| 11 | Service Delivery | 7.3% | 15 |
| 14 | Microsoft Certification | 5.3% | 11 |
| 15 | SharePoint | 4.4% | 9 |
| 16 | Apple iOS | 3.9% | 8 |
| 16 | DBS Check | 3.9% | 8 |
| 16 | LAN | 3.9% | 8 |
| 19 | ITIL | 3.4% | 7 |
| 19 | ITSM | 3.4% | 7 |
| 19 | Microsoft Office | 3.4% | 7 |
| 19 | WAN | 3.4% | 7 |
| 23 | Degree | 2.9% | 6 |
| 23 | Dell | 2.9% | 6 |
| 23 | Incident Management | 2.9% | 6 |
| 23 | Microsoft Intune | 2.9% | 6 |
| 23 | Siemens | 2.9% | 6 |
| 23 | Windows Server | 2.9% | 6 |
| 29 | Data Protection | 2.4% | 5 |
| 29 | Entra ID | 2.4% | 5 |
IT Technician Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Technician | 42.2% | 87 |
| 2 | Junior IT Technician | 5.8% | 12 |
| 3 | Senior IT Technician | 4.9% | 10 |
| 4 | 2nd Line Support Technician | 3.9% | 8 |
| 5 | Help Desk Technician | 2.9% | 6 |
| 5 | Junior IT Support | 2.9% | 6 |
| 5 | Junior Support Technician | 2.9% | 6 |
| 8 | 1st/2nd Line Support Technician | 2.4% | 5 |
| 8 | Service Desk Technician | 2.4% | 5 |
| 10 | IT Engineer | 1.9% | 4 |
| 11 | Deployment Specialist | 1.5% | 3 |
| 11 | Field Service Engineer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 11 | Field Service Technician | 1.5% | 3 |
| 11 | Infrastructure Technician | 1.5% | 3 |
| 11 | IT Support Analyst | 1.5% | 3 |
| 11 | Rollout Technician | 1.5% | 3 |
| 11 | Service Desk Support Analyst | 1.5% | 3 |
| 18 | Desktop Technician | 1.0% | 2 |
| 18 | Hardware Technician | 1.0% | 2 |
| 18 | Installation Technician | 1.0% | 2 |